Limp Bizkit look set to proceed with their tour following the passing of bassist Sam Rivers.
Limp Bizkit will seemingly nonetheless full their South American reveals following the demise of bassist Sam Rivers
The musician sadly handed away final Saturday (18.10.25), on the age of 48.
In an replace, the promoters of their live performance in Mexico Metropolis on November 29 confirmed the present continues to be deliberate to go forward as they referred to as gig-goers to “honour the nice legacy” of the nu-metal star.
In keeping with The PRP, the promoters stated in a press release: “Limp Bizkit has determined to proceed with its efficiency on November twenty ninth on the Explanada Estadio Azteca in Mexico Metropolis, as a part of its ‘Gringo Papi Tour‘ 2025.
“That night time, each riff and each scream of the group will resonate in honor of the nice legacy Sam supplied to to Nu-Steel, as a result of his power won’t ever stop.”
The tour is because of wrap on December 20 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Though no reason for demise has been given, it was reported as an “attended demise”, that means Sam had a life-threatening sickness. He had worn a T-shirt emblazoned with “F*** most cancers” on the band’s gigs this 12 months.
The final time he was onstage was at Studying and Leeds Festivals in August.
Frontman Fred Durst paid a touching tribute to his beloved bandmate following the devasting information, admitting he’d “been by means of gallons and gallons of tears”.
He first recalled being “blown away” from the second he noticed Sam play bass whereas assembling the group within the ’90s.
Fred started his prolonged video tribute on social media: “Sam Rivers, the legend, actually. Such a gifted, unbelievably candy and great particular person.
I had this concept and imaginative and prescient for this specific kind of fashion and sound and I simply couldn’t get it collectively proper. So I made a decision I’m going to exit and discover the precise gamers to do that and produce this factor collectively.”
He continued: “I went, oh my gosh, this man is wonderful.
“I noticed Sam play, and I used to be blown away.
“He was enjoying a five-string bass too, I’d by no means actually seen somebody utilizing a five-string bass. He was so easy and good and he stood out. I might hear nothing else however Sam, the whole lot disappeared moreover his reward.”
The Break Stuff hitmaker stated Sam might be “smiling” understanding he achieved his “dream”.
The tearful singer stated of his passing: “It’s so tragic that he’s not right here proper now, and I’ve gone by means of gallons and gallons of tears since yesterday. And I’m pondering, gosh, Sam’s a legend, you understand? He did it, he lived it.”
Fred stated: “We rocked stadiums collectively, we’ve been all over the world collectively, shared so many moments collectively, and I do know that wherever Sam is true now, he’s smiling and feeling like, man, I did it.
“And man, did he do it.”
He continued: “What he’s left us behind is priceless, he’s such a particular particular person. And Sam’s a really personal particular person too, so the few people who had been in a position to be shut with him know what I’m saying to be true.
“Sam was the primary man that basically got here in and helped make this dream come true. And he didn’t assume twice about it, he simply went, ‘Yeah let’s go, let’s do it’.”
Fred concluded that the “overwhelming assist and love” from followers all over the world reveals the “affect” he had.
He added: “I used to be very, very lucky to have him in my life, and I’m so extremely grateful to have shared a part of this journey with Sam Rivers, an enormous a part of my journey. I’m tremendous, tremendous grateful and I miss him terribly already. All of the assist and love I’ve seen on the market on-line is overwhelming, he actually did have an effect on the world. His music and his reward is the one which’s going to maintain on giving. I simply love him a lot.”
The award-winning musician left Limp Bizkit for plenty of years in 2015, as a consequence of liver illness from “extreme ingesting”.
He informed writer Jon Wiederhorn for the e book Elevating Hell: “I give up ingesting and did the whole lot the docs informed me.
“I obtained therapy for the alcohol and obtained a liver transplant, which was an ideal match.”
